This is where you will find all of the information that will keep you up to date with our latest events!

• Wider opening of school

  Tue 19 May 2020

  Dear Parents

   

  As you know the government are asking primary schools to start planning for a wider opening from the week commencing 1st June.

   

  We are grateful to the parents of reception, year 1 and year 6 children who have been in touch to let us know their intentions at this point. 

  Government advice states that if necessary settings have the flexibility to focus first on continuing to provide places for priority groups (children of critical workers and vulnerable children) and then to prioritise other groups of children- reception, year 1 and year 6.

  Our school capacity will allow children to work in groups of 8-10 in fourteen classrooms (the halls will be used as one- way corridors). 

  This limits the number of children that the school can safely reintegrate. 

  
   

  In order to support our planning, we now need all parents who are critical workers to confirm that their children require a place in school. It is important that we know which days are required for your children on a weekly basis. We will also need an email from a manager at the place of work to confirm that parents are critical workers and cannot work from home. 

  
   

  The government has provided this information about critical workers:

   https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

  
   

  We apologise for the short notice but we have a very tight time scale to work through in order to respond to the regular updates that we receive and to support future planning. 

  Please email this information by 9am on Thursday 21st May to: admin@earlsdon.coventry.sch.uk

  
   

  Thank you for your continued support.

  
   

  Best wishes,

  
   

  Mrs Forde

• A new chapter of The Twits

  Mon 18 May 2020
  Please visit J2E for our newest chapter of The Twits. Tom our music teacher will be reading to you. Enjoy. 

• Phonics Play

  Mon 18 May 2020

  Phonics play is free at the moment and has some great interactive games. 

   

  https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

• A letter from Mrs Forde

  Mon 18 May 2020

  Dear Parents/ Carers,

   

  We hope you are well?

  Thank you to all of the children and families who have been engaging with some super home learning this week- we have loved hearing about it and seeing some of the work you have shared on J2E. You are all doing an amazing job! Next week's home learning plans are now available on the year group  pages of the school website. Please also keep an eye on the Latest News section of the website as we try to upload any information or useful guidance for parents that we receive.

  
   

  As you are aware, earlier this week the government published guidance about schools planning to welcome more children back, starting with Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.

  The guidance for this to begin is as soon as it is safe, but this is only if certain conditions are met e.g. concerning health and the current “R” value. The government will be reviewing the data and will also be issuing schools with further guidance.

  At this time, we are working very hard, with the Local Authority, to plan how we might be able to follow this guidance to welcome back more children, whilst ensuring safety is the top priority. We appreciate you will have lots of questions and concerns. We are working on this as quickly as we can to put the best possible plans in place and to provide you with the information you need- thank you for your continued patience whilst we seek clarity and further information.

  
   

  During next week we will be sending a letter to the parents of Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children asking them to inform us if they are likely to take up an offer of a place for their child in school. Whilst we appreciate that parents responses can only be based on the information we are able to provide at this point, it will be a really helpful first step for us with our planning.

  
   

  Thank you so much for your continued support and understanding; it is very much appreciated.

  We hope you enjoy the sunshine over the weekend and the opportunity to spend more time outside now that the lockdown requirements have changed.

   

  Take care and keep safe.

   

  Best wishes

   

  Mrs Forde

• A message from our school nurse

  Wed 13 May 2020
  

• A message from Mrs Forde

  Tue 12 May 2020

  Dear Parents

   

  We hope that you are all well and had a relaxing weekend, enjoying the sunshine and Bank Holiday Friday celebrations?

   

  This email is to inform you that as yet we have no further information about school reopening. Like you, we only received the announcement last night during the Prime Minister's address to the nation.

   

  In the short term, nothing has changed but we will provide further information in the coming days and weeks when we are in the position to do so.

   

  Sorry for the confusion that this may cause and thank you for your patience and ongoing support.

   

  Take care and stay safe.

   

  Best wishes

  Mrs Forde

• J2E The Twits

  Mon 11 May 2020

  There is a new chapter of The Twits on J2E. OSC should know this familiar face very well. 

   

  We hope you are enjoying these clips.

  Stay safe from all of the staff at Earlsdon Primary 

• Telephone Support

  Thu 07 May 2020

   

  Telephone Support for Parents and Carers

   

  This term, Coventry Educational Psychology Service is offering direct telephone support to parents and carers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  The service is available for families who live in Coventry who feel they may benefit from the opportunity to speak with a member of the team to support them at this time.

   

  Areas of support may include: how to talk to your child/young person about COVID-19 and worries that they may have helping your child/young person to engage with learning whilst at home supporting behaviour that can be challenging or difficult to manage ways to look after your own and/or your child/young person’s mental and emotional well-being on a daily basis

     

  When you contact the service, you will be asked to provide the following information:

  • your name
  • the telephone number you would like to be contacted on
  • email address
  • times and dates when you are available to speak with a member of the team
  • your child’s nursery, school or college (where relevant)
  • your child’s name if they have had previous involvement from SEND services
  • a brief description of the area you would like support in

   

  Your details will be passed to an Educational Psychologist/Trainee Educational Psychologist who will contact you directly to offer a 30-minute appointment.

  If you would like to arrange to speak with an Educational Psychologist please contact 024 7678 8400 between 9:00am and 12:00pm, Monday to Friday.

   

  Telephone Support for Parents and Carers

   

  This term, Coventry Educational Psychology Service is offering direct telephone support to parents and carers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  The service is available for families who live in Coventry who feel they may benefit from the opportunity to speak with a member of the team to support them at this time.

   

  Areas of support may include: how to talk to your child/young person about COVID-19 and worries that they may have helping your child/young person to engage with learning whilst at home supporting behaviour that can be challenging or difficult to manage ways to look after your own and/or your child/young person’s mental and emotional well-being on a daily basis

     

  When you contact the service, you will be asked to provide the following information:

  • your name
  • the telephone number you would like to be contacted on
  • email address
  • times and dates when you are available to speak with a member of the team
  • your child’s nursery, school or college (where relevant)
  • your child’s name if they have had previous involvement from SEND services
  • a brief description of the area you would like support in

   

  Your details will be passed to an Educational Psychologist/Trainee Educational Psychologist who will contact you directly to offer a 30-minute appointment.

  If you would like to arrange to speak with an Educational Psychologist please contact 024 7678 8400 between 9:00am and 12:00pm, Monday to Friday.

• Cooking with kids

  Thu 07 May 2020

  A lovely little website. 

   

  https://cookingwithkids.org/

• Brilliant books to mark VE Day

  Thu 07 May 2020

  if your child has shown an interest in the VE Day celebrations then this link will suggest some interesting books to fuel their inquisitive minds. 

   

  https://www.worldbookday.com/2020/05/brilliant-books-to-mark-the-75th-anniversary-of-ve-day/